Antique Signed Meiji late 19th/early 20th Satsuma teapot Fujiware no Teika

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Condition Report: Perfect. Size 145x85mm Spout to handleXHeight

A lovely Satsuma Teapot. Marked on body and lid + pot rims.

So, the teapot depicts the author Fujiwara no Teika (the text to the right reads 権中納言定家, “Counselor Teika”), who lived in the 13th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_no_Teika

The calligraphy is the first three rows of one of his poems (with a slightly different spelling). It is written in old Japanese, and not really readable to the average Japanese, I think. I was lucky to find a translation to English, so I can’t take the credit for that.

こぬ人を まつほの浦の 夕なぎに 焼くやもしほの 身もこがれつつ

Konu hito o Matsuho no ura no Yunagi ni Yaku ya moshio no Mi mo kogare tsutsu.

Like the salt sea-weed, Burning in the evening calm. On Matsuo’s shore, All my being is aflame, Awaiting her who does not come.

You can listen to the poem here, if you are interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyGasEhDfLI

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